Update 7/23/20: One of the individuals injured in the Tuesday night shooting has now died. Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation and are asking anyone with information to please call the tip line at 206-233-5000. Original: Detectives are investigating after two men were shot in the 2200 block of… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/27: A 48-year-old man is in custody for murder after he was arrested late Saturday night in the city of Kent, Washington. The suspect was interviewed by detectives and then booked into the King County Jail early Sunday morning for investigation of murder, felony assault and the unlawful possession… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after three people were shot in the 2300 block of East Cherry Street Monday at 10:15 PM. Officers responded to the intersection of 23rd Avenue and East Cherry Street for reports of shots fired Monday night. When they arrived they found two people on the ground who… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/20/20: In response to community concerns, we are releasing body-worn video around the Sunday afternoon protests where 12 officers were injured. In the following video, you can see that as protestors approached the West Precinct officers saw a man walk up to the secured garage doors of the building… [ Keep reading ]
Update 8/20/20: Detectives identified and located two suspects, a man and woman, and arrested them early this morning in North Seattle. The couple was brought to headquarters where they were interviewed by detectives. Following the interview, the female was released and the adult male was later booked into the King… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are conducting the investigation into the fatal, one-vehicle collision that occurred early Saturday morning on 15th Avenue West. On Saturday July 18, 2020 at approximately 2:30 AM, a driver of an Audi coupe was northbound on 15th Avenue West near West Garfield Street at a high rate of speed…. [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/15/20: The victim in this case died from the injury he sustained Sunday night. The suspect was re-booked into the King County Jail for investigation of murder. This remains an active and on-going investigation. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Violent Crimes tip line… [ Keep reading ]
Today Chief Best sent a message to officers to convey the financial outlook of the City and address any future cuts that may happen within SPD. While no decisions have been made yet, we wanted the community to be aware of the situation. Laying off 50% of the department would be catastrophic for public safety in the city… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives are conducting the investigation following a shooting that occurred Thursday night in Madison Park. A 27-year-old female was struck in the calf and is being treated at Harborview Medical Center for a non life-threatening injury. Shortly after 8:00 PM, officers responded to a report of shots fired… [ Keep reading ]
Update:7/10/20 The officer in this case is no longer employed by the Seattle Police Department. The OPA investigation continues. We will update this post with any additional information we receive. Original: 7/4/10 On July 4th, the Seattle Police Department responded to investigate a collision involving an off-duty Seattle Police officer at Boren Avenue… [ Keep reading ]